Disciples-Roman Catholic Dialogue

Fifth Phase of Dialogue (2013-2018)

For over 25 years, Disciples and Roman Catholics have been in dialogue, looking to the hope of realizing full visible unity in Christ. A fifth phase of dialogue has been approved to begin in 2013 on the theme, “Christians Formed and Transformed by the Eucharist.”

First Session, Nashville, TN, USA, January 2014

Agreed Statements from Dialogue: 1977-2009

The first three Agreed Statements (“Catholicity and Apostolicity,” 1977-1982; “The Church as Communion in Christ,” 1982-1992; and, “Receiving and Handing on the Faith: the Mission and responsibility of the Church,” 1993-2002) were published in Call to Unity, Issue 1, August 2003

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Our Mission

The mission of the Council on Christian Unity is to rekindle, confess, and nurture the visible unity of the Church as a witness to the reconciling nature of the Gospel and to the unity and renewal of humankind and creation. This mission will focus on engaging, educating, and equipping the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to embody the ecumenical vision.